Ombre fabric



AN8; 30, 1932- J. LIPARIET AL 1,874,320

OMBRE FABRIC Filed llarch 21. 1930 2 Shepts-Sheet l @gil lll-

4 l l l I y l l l l u /45 1 a f///. l l l l n l I lNwjEmogs WITNESSES Jahn Lupara A Joseph E Jlaithew.;

ATTORNEYS Allg. 30, 1932. LlPARl ET AL 1,874,320

OMBRE FABRIC Filed March 21, 1.9250v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 u anwb I 7REPEAT5 I7 RtPEATs John Lvparv ,Br l v ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 30, 1932V JOHN LIrAnI, or HAWTHORNE. Nn JosErHn. uarrnnws, or reTEnsoN; .mash Y 9 man mmc i f flApplieatoni-iirledilfarch 21,

This invention* relates 'to an improved cloth, the object-beingtoprovide cloth of substantiallyany `desired width"` having a single or double ombre effect. Another object of ,the invention is toy yprfovide apiece'of fabriclwhereinan ombrejefect is secured by the waydifferent shades of warp yarns are arranged,` the shade tapering from one edgefof -theffabric tothe other 1U without a break,` notwithstandingtheg fact that comparatively few'distinct shadesfo yarn are used. u'

A furtherfobject of "thefinvention isthe provision oa `piece oflcloth presenting an ombre effect wherein the effect'issecuredby a limited number" of colors through the grouping of the colorsrand throughfthe a'ddition and droppingrof certain colors inthe groups from o neside of 'the fabricfto' the 0ther ,i I In the accompanying drawings-fi fr Figure 1' is a planviewV of a'pieceof cloth or fabric showing an ombreeiectfand disclosing an embodiment of the invention; iv Figure 2 is a `greatly enlarged fragmentaryfsectional view i` through Figuresql and 3 on line -2-2foffboth figuresgand,m l Figure 3 is andiagramlshowing lhowxthe ombre efectfin Figure `l `is secured inI a piece ofclothtwenty-fourinches wide. In Weaving clothf'her tofore it hasfbeen ditlicult to secure an ombre effecty except-in a very narrow piece of goods5 because itis impossibleV to differentiate suiiiciently .in

shades to have an independent `shade for each warp yarn in an average: pieceof cloth. In a piece of silk cloth twenty-ou'rinches wide usuallyV there are 5,760 yarnsforfends. It wouldbephysicallyy impossible ito make this 40 number of shades fof any color and, :consequently, it hasproven impossible heretofore to `produce.an'ornbre efectlu onaipie'ce; of goods twenty-four inches w1 e, or evenjten inches wide. l i 1 In lthe present inventiona sihgleuornbre effect may be secured onq'apiecezof cloth twenty-four inches wide,` Vforty-eight inches wide, or` any otherdesired.. width Y Within reason. i By providing what is knownk'asza 5 double ombre Ieffect,vvhich-is merely -areiaao. sei-iai iro. Mateos. l1

verse 'arran nement) ofthe yarns,` double the width may v secured.

` 'Inthe present" invention comparatively limited or restricted number of shades 4are used, and in the drawings 13 shades have beenf-illustrated, although aV greater or less number of shades maybe*` used without departing from the' spirit of -theinvention` t A In providingv the kcloth showni'Figurel, or cloth of any desired width,'theweft yarns are preferably' what is known as the middle Y colore `Warp yarns are larranged in Vgroups or sub-groups ashereinafter described to secure 'a gradual 'change m shade from one edge of the cloth to the other. 4Where-13 shades `are used as illustratedV in the accompanying drawings, the weft yarns would l`preferpably be shade No. 7, althoughNo. 6 or be used without ohanging'thegeneral effect. I fa lighter `or darker shade were, used it would make the entire piece of clothlighter oirf darkegbut 'would not change the ombre ve ect;

lInorder that the invention may clearly understood the groups `of warp yarnshave v been shown in diagram' in l Figure 3.

Referringparticularly 'to this diagram itl'jwill the Seen that the group40, or dialasit is sometimes termed, consists of one shadeand isrepeated 32 times.` By 'thisl it is understood that one 'edgeI of the cloth starts 'with the shade No.1 of a givenfcolor andthe first 32 yarns are fof `the samesha'd'e. Following the first group or dial, which in the present Aspecification "will be knovv'nf hereafter .asa

master groupynother groups-` follow iny certain Vorder. 'and .repeated certain i numbers of times.

f j `It has beenf"ound desirahle,thatiollowing group 4() isa second grouptlL .which repeats l5 times. Group 4lis made up of two shades, namely shade No. 1 and shadeNa 2. LBy repeating thisgroup 15 times there `willbe presented 15l shadesofNo. -1 and 15 shades ofv No. 2-to make30 yarns or ends.` Following mastergroup4l is amaster `group 42 which is repeated'lO` times. Master group 42 is made up, offthreel shades, namely-shade No. 1, shade No.2 `and shadeNof, and when this --50 No.` 2 ito No. 5, thus making a Vve group is repeated times there will be 30 yarns or ends, ten of each shade.

Ordinarily' in weaving a twenty-four inch ieee of silk goods a No. 60 reed is used and 5 our yarns are placed in each dent. This will produce one inch of cloth for each 240 yarns vor ends. B carrying the ,samey method throughout the cinture reed, 5,7m yarns er ends will be necessaryto produce a twenty- 7.0 four inch piece of cloth. Vhere the yarns xrelarger, 'that Iisgreater 'in diameter, than the silk a less number of ends may be used.

In cotton or woolen goods the yarns are thick`- er and', consequently, an appreciably less i5 number of ends will be used, but the same .grouping `as lshown in Figure .3 will he folowe Referringagain .to Figure 3 .it will :be seen that the master group 43 follows .group 42 8D .and contains 1 .sub-group 44. Each subgroup 44h15 four shades in the mastergroup 43., While thesub-group 44 in the master group42 has only three shades vhaving `tour shades `in each `.s.ubgroup o master `185 gronpl?, there will be 17 yarns .off each .shade ,u1 this `group and,` .consequentla .total of 68 ends 1n group ,43.

the master gnoup-45 there are .three suh- ,gnoups 44. and as master group 45 .is re- '.80 peated 17 times v204 yarns will be rused in this group. In Groups to .43 it will be noted that a new shade is .added .successively -to the respective groups xuntil there are `four shades in master group 43.V ,In master group it 105 will be noted that the lastsub-,Uronp 44 starts .a new shade, namely, .sha-de Lio. .5, and stops ordropsshade No.l l. This will naturally produce a. slight difference in color in that rt fof the cloth because there are vv17 yarns *l0 Egvng the No. 5 shade. As this roup will produce about one-eighth inch o .cloth the change inshade in this short .section would net be noticeable, but ,as ,this system .progresses -or the entire twenty-tour inches the eye will Y notice that theshade gradually changes from one ,side .of the cloth fte the other. l

Master group 46 follows group 45 .and contains two sub-grou s 44, one lsub-group having shades No. .'lto o. 4 andthe other shades narrow `section as, Afor instance, one-sixteent inch of cloth wherein there are 17 ends of the Color No. 5. 4vIt willfbe noted that this causes an added change in shade of the cloth as the 1,55 "shade No. f5 is greater inproportion lto the lrenainislig yams than'in fthe case of master group 45.

In master 'group 47 three subgroups 44 are prev-Med and two of these 'have shade No.

"o 5 as one ef theyarns so that there is only one .gmup vhaving the *liest -Avfour shades. As

this master group is 'repeated 17 times there will 'be a .greater predominance of .shade N-o.

5 and shagde No. 1 *will be alnmst lest. In

5 Vffct,'i1his 'is the last master .group in' shade N o. 1 appears. It will thus be seen that shade No. 5 starts in master group 45 and shade No. 1 ends in master group 47. Master group 48 has no sub-groups and consists of shades No. 2 and No. 5 inclusive. This makes more dominant shade No. 5. Following 1naster ,group .48 is ,a master l,group 49 having three' sub-groups 44 noneof which have shade No. 1, but one of which has shade No. 6, as shade N o. 6 starts in this group.

' Master group 50 has twoV sub-groups 44, one having shades N o. 2 to No. 5 inclusive, and-the other havingr shades No. 3 to N o. 6 inclusive, thus making shade No. 6 more dominant than "it was'in master group 49 and :shade No. 2 .less dominant. Master group 51 shas three :sub-groups 44, Vand this master ,group shade No. 2 `appears for `the last time and shade No. 6 `is found in two of vthe subgroups. Master group .52 has three shades No. 3 to No. 6 inclusive, .thus completely eliminating :shade No. 2 and .making `shade No. -6 more prominent.

Following group .52 are .groups 53, 54, 55, .56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, `.62, .63., 64, 65,66, ,67, l68, 4'69, Z0, 7.1, 7.2, 73,74, 15, 76, 77, 78, 7.9, .80, 81, 82 and 83. These groups follow the same order as .just ldisclosed regard to groups w4:0 to 52. It will be observed that at cer-tain intervals a certain shade is -dropped or dis-` appears .and a certain other shade .appears -01' starts.

At the opposte 'side fof Vthe, cloth to that designated by group 40 will 'be found group 83 which has the thirteenth shade, and i-t will be noted that group 83 ,is repeated 32 times in .asimilar manner to group 40,'so .that there willhe 32 sha-des of No. 1 in group 40 and 32 yarns 'offshade No. 13 in group 83. Group 82 has two shades rand group 81 three shades, and so on the .mme order as described in respect to the opposite side :of lthe cloth.

.It 'will be noted that the different -shades start at a. certain point and disappear .at a

certain point. For instance, 'shade No. 6 is introduced as the 784th end or yarn. This yarnis presmt up to the 3755th end or a distance 101512 inches when the "cloth is 24 inches Wide. The lighter vand heavier colors at the tspective :sides are not repeated quite .so often and consequently appear in a less number ofinches.v

Thirteen shades have been set forth in the drawings, but if desired a greater or less mimioer can bensed. However, the grouping would 'be the same in principle as has been set 'o'rth and as shown particularly in Fligm'e i3. Y

Regardless of the number of'rshades used .a .singl'e'rshade would be used for the first group preferably, :although not necessarily, .and thenpreferably two shades would be used for the second group, and so on until 'preferably fourshades have been used as a basis for the sub-groups. It is evident, how- 'i ever, that a greater or less number of shades can be used for each sub-group and not depart from the spirit of the invention.

The showing in the drawings and description sets forth an ombre effect for a piece of cloth which is sometimes known as a single ombre because the shade gradually changes from one side ofthe cloth to the other. If desired, the ombre effect could be reversed, and after getting one width the result would be 48 inches of cloth with a double ombre, the lightest colors being in the -center and the darker shades at the two edges, or the reverse.

What we claim is:

1. A cloth having warp yarns forming an ombre effect, said yarns being positioned in groups with the shades in adjacent groups overlapping, and` with the shades in the respective groups varying from one side of the cloth to the other. j

2. A cloth presenting an ombre effect, comprising weft and warp yarns,'the weft yarns being of one color while the warp yarns present a plurality of shades, there being a less number of shadeslthan there are warp yarns, said Warp yarns being arranged in groups, each group except the first of each shade consisting .of a plurality of yarns of different shades, the shades in the respective groups changing from one side of the cloth to the other with the shades of adjacent groups overlapping.

3. A colored fabric varying gradually in color from a deep shade at one edgeV to a light shade at the opposite edge, said fabric including a plurality of groups of yarns, adjacent groups having shades overlapping with the groups in the center part of the fabric having added shades in each alternate group.

4. A colored fabric varying gradually in color from a deep shadeV at one'edge to alight shade at the opposite edge, said fabric including a plurality of master groups, certain of said master groups having a plurality of shades, each alternate master group hav ing sub-groups adding and dropping a shade so that a gradual overlapping of shades will be secured in order that the entire color from one edge of the cloth to the other will be without a striped effect.

5. A colored fabric varying in color with an ombre effect, said fabric including warp yarns arranged in groups of different ensemble effect, each group being repeated a certain number of times, certain of said groups having sub-groups, each sub-group conprising a plurality of yarns of different co ors.

color, each group being repeateda plurality of times, and each sub-group being repeated a plurality of times.

8. A colored fabric presenting an ombre effect including master `groups and subgroups of warpyarns, the yarnsin eachv master group being different from the ensemble color of the yarns in adjacent master groups, while certain of the sub-groups in each master group have yarns of the same ensemble color.

9. A colored fabric presenting an ombre effect, including a plurality of master groups, each master group being of one ensemble color, certain of the master groups having sub-groups of an ensemble color eect, the colors in said master groups gradually changin from a deep shade at one edge of the fa ric to a light shade at the opposite edge of the fabric.

JOHN LIPARI.

JOSEPH E.MATTHEWS.

6. A fabric having warp yarns of different l shades of color, the said yarns being arranged in groups with certain yarns of any group overlapping adjacent groups at each side.

7. A fabric formed with groups of subgroups of warp yarns of different shades of 

